Extreme west Milam County -- that for many weeks has already been holding "Moderate Drought" classification -- is now upgraded to D2 - "Severe Drought" along with parts of Williamson and Bell Counties.

Data to collect drought conditions are collected every Tuesday at 6am and new Drought Monitor maps are released every Thursday at 7:30am by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Scattered showers, thunderstorms, and soaking rain is in the forecast for much of Texas -- including the Brazos Valley -- for Thursday through Sunday. (Latest Forecast)

Currently 150 Counties in Texas are under a Burn Ban -- 6 of which are in the Brazos Valley:

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Chief Meteorologist Shel Winkley joined the KBTX weather team in October of 2009. Being a former KBTX intern, after graduating from Texas A&M University in 2007 with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Meteorology, Shel took off to the CBS affiliate in Amarillo. Since returning, nothing makes him happier than to call the Brazos Valley, Aggieland, and Bryan / College Station home.